Leafs Notebook – November 4
It is a little ironic that Dave Nonis left Vancouver this past weekend with an eerily similar problem to the one he faced while GM of the Canucks. During the 2007-08 season – Nonis’ last with the...
View ArticleGame in 10: Game #21: Leafs 5 vs. Islanders 2
Jake Gardiner dazzled in his best game of the season, David Clarkson FINALLY scored his first goal of the season and Jonathan Bernier was good when he needed to be as the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped...
View ArticleGame in 10: Game #22 – Predators 4 at Leafs 2
A promising first period went badly astray as the Leafs had their five-game home winning streak snapped by four unanswered goals from the Nashville Predators. The Leafs move to 13-8-1 on the season. 1...
View ArticleThe NHL Plans to Grow HRR by $1 Billion in 3 Years
How will it happen & what does it mean for the Toronto Maple Leafs? A. Background In a memo released in September of this year, the Chief Operating Officer of the NHL notified all league employees...
View ArticleDavid Clarkson Suspended 2 Games
Brendan Shanahan and the NHL have come down on yet another Maple Leaf; this time for a cheap, blindside hit to St. Louis Blues player, Vladimir Sobotka, by David Clarkson. Leafs #Clarkson considered a...
View ArticleGame Preview: Gleason debuts as Leafs seek home-ice rebound
Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders The Toronto Maple Leafs’ first blowout loss of the season came at home to the Columbus Blue Jackets back on November 25, a game much like Saturday...
View ArticleMason Raymond: Hold On or Sell High?
Gold is Canada’s and the players are on flights back home. The NHL season starts up again on Tuesday with just nine days remaining until the March 5 NHL Trade Deadline. As the Toronto Maple Leafs...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs: Buy Low, Sell High
When Brendan Shanahan came aboard, I made a quick passing comment about understanding selling low and selling high with the Toronto Maple Leafs players and cashing in on inflated value when the...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs Updated Depth Chart
We were not sure what direction the Maple Leafs would be heading entering today’s free agency period. To some degree, we still don’t. The team appears to be trying to build some depth back up while...
View Article10 Midsummer Thoughts on the Maple Leafs
Rosters are not set in stone yet, but the dust is starting to clear on the summer moves and we are starting to get a picture of what next season’s NHL landscape will look like. For the Toronto Maple...
View ArticleIntroduction to Advanced Statistics
I have been invited to write some posts for Maple Leafs Hotstove on hockey analytics and how they relate to the Maple Leafs. I figured a good start would be to write up a brief (or maybe not-so brief)...
View ArticleHow will Maple Leafs forward moves impact team shooting percentage?
Over the past two off seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs have made a fairly significant number of moves to their group of forwards beyond their core of Kessel, JVR, Bozak, Lupul and Kadri. Significant...
View ArticleGary Roberts on TSN 1050
Gary Roberts speaks to training in the NHL, Phil Kessel’s fitness, the 2002 Maple Leafs, David Clarkson, Dion Phaneuf and much more. The post Gary Roberts on TSN 1050 appeared first on Maple Leafs...
View ArticleRookie Tournament Game #1: Maple Leafs vs. Blackhawks
For the diehard supporters of this team, this weekend always represents the earnest beginnings of the new Leaf season — the annual prospects showcase known as the Rookie Tournament. Maple Leafs 2013...
View ArticleMaple Leafs invite Henrik Tallinder and Brendan Mikkelson to training camp
Stiff competition is going to be the theme of this Maple Leafs training camp, more so than your typical September anyway. Up front, beyond the five firm top six forwards the Leafs have on the roster...
View ArticleGame Review: Preseason Game #5, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Sabres 4
The Toronto Maple Leafs still seem to be working through systemic issues, learning new defensive and neutral zone systems, but the shots against remain a red flag. Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres...
View ArticleMaple Leafs cut Colton Orr, Fraser McLaren, William Nylander; Roster down to 23
The cuts are in. The Leafs have waived Colton Orr, Frazer McLaren and Korbinian Holzer, while William Nylander is headed back to MoDo for the upcoming season. That means, if you lost track, the guys...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #1, Canadiens 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3
A good first period featuring first-ever NHL points for Stuart Percy and Brandon Kozun – on Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri goals, respectively – gave way to a disappointing 30 minutes of hockey as the...
View ArticleLeafs Notebook – October 14
The Maple Leafs were faced with a unique opportunity to keep their top prospect in Toronto playing in the AHL, yet they elected to send him back to Sweden instead. Since 2005, 14 players drafted in the...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce. The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got a fortuitous bounce off the boards that fell perfectly to Kessel, who...
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